starve (
http://definr.com/starve)
v 1: be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" [syn:
hunger,
famish] [ant:
be full]
2: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to
death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the
drought" [syn:
famish]
3: deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" [syn:
famish]
[ant:
feed]
4: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn:
crave,
hunger,
thirst,
lust]